JONESBORO (12/8/10) - The Arkansas State football team placed a league-high 11 different players, including five first-team selections, on the 2010 All-Sun Belt Conference Team, announced Wednesday morning by the conference office.

In addition to their five first-team selections, the Red Wolves had four players earn second team honors and two named honorable mention. A-State's 11 selections matched its 2008 total to tie the most in school history as a member of the Sun Belt. The Red Wolves have now picked up at least 10 All-Sun Belt Conference choices four of the past six seasons.

ASU will have five All-Sun Belt Conference performers from this season returning in 2011, matching Troy, Florida International and Louisiana-Monroe for the most in the league. While Florida International followed ASU with 10 players on this year's all-conference squad, it had a league-best 12 selections that included T.Y. Hilton (Jr., WR) listed at wide receiver, all-purpose and return specialist.

Following ASU and FIU, Middle Tennessee had nine, Troy and Florida Atlantic eight, North Texas seven, Louisiana-Monroe five and Louisiana-Lafayette and Western Kentucky four players named All-Sun Belt Conference.

Hilton was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, while Western Kentucky's Bobby Rainey (Jr., RB) was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Year, Middle Tennessee's Jamari Lattimore (Sr., DL) the Defensive Player of the Year, Troy's Corey Robinson (QB) the Freshman of the Year and Florida International's Mario Cristobal the Coach of the Year.

The All-Sun Belt Conference Team was selected by each team's head coach and a media representative from each institution.